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Hurricane Katrina 5 years later
August 30, 2010 - Five years later, some remembered Hurricane Katrina with tearful speeches, parade-like marches and quiet vigils on Sunday.
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Coast more prepared now for hurricanes
August 25, 2010 - State and local emergency officials hope the Coast never again sees a storm like Hurricane Katrina. But if it does, officials say they are prepared.
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Mississippi receives $70 Million to improve Emergency Communications System
August 18, 2010 - The State of Mississippi was awarded a $70 million federal grant to improve emergency communications capabilities among the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, law enforcement and other first responders, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today.
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Intensive oil-detection effort to launch this week
August 18, 2010 - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in coordination with the Unified Incident Command in Mobile, Ala., is launching an initiative this week to systematically sample for submersed oil in the Mississippi Sound.
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Officials testing seal at BP's busted Gulf well
August 12, 2010 - In the strongest indication yet that BP's broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico may be plugged for good, officials on Thursday said they're conducting tests to determine if further work to seal the well is needed.
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MDMR and MDEQ Reopen All Mississippi Territorial Waters to Commercial and Recreational Finfish and Shrimp Fishing
August 6, 2010 - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have ordered the reopening of all Mississippi
territorial waters, including those south of the barrier islands, to all commercial and recreational finfish
and shrimp fishing activities that were part of the precautionary oil spill closures.
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BP to begin forcing cement down well in next day
August 4, 2010 - BP officials say they plan to begin forcing cement down the blown-out Gulf oil well in the next day.
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New School Milk Standards Good Nutrition News for Mississippi Students
August 3, 2010 - Mississippi Public and Non-Public School Food Service Administrators recently renewed their commitment, at their annual conference, to help students be well nourished and ready to learn and succeed in the classroom.
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Barbour Announces First-Ever Partnership Agreement between Panama Canal Authority, Port of Gulfport
August 2, 2010 - Governor Haley Barbour joined Panama Canal Authority Administrator and CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport Executive Director and CEO Donald R. Allee to launch a strategic partnership today in Panama by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to increase economic growth, spur international trade and promote the "All-Water Route" (the route from Asia to the U.S. East and Gulf coasts via the Panama Canal).
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Second Sales Tax Holiday Set
July 29, 2010 - The state’s second Sales Tax Holiday will take place during a 48-hour time period beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2010, and ending 12:00 midnight Saturday, July 31, 2010. The popular “back to school” event is worth 7 percent in savings to consumers as result of waiving the sales tax on specific items.
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Barbour says State Remains Prepared to Fight to Protect Coast
July 20, 2010 - Although the well has been capped since late last week and the leak has been at least temporarily stopped, oil remains on the water in the vicinity of the well site, approximately 100 miles from Mississippi’s shoreline. Clearly, we must stay prepared to protect the Coast.
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BP: Leak fixed on cap
July 15, 2010 - After fixing a leak on a cap designed to plug up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP engineers readied Thursday to see if the new top is enough to contain the gusher.
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UM Medical Center Takes Lead Role in New $26 Million Study of Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline
July 14, 2010 - The University of Mississippi Medical Center and four collaborating academic medical centers have received $26 million from the National Institutes of Health to identify risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related forms of cognitive decline.
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BP eyes staging area on Pearl River
July 8, 2010 - The Hancock County Development Commission is negotiating with BP to lease 10 acres at Port Bienville to be used as a staging area.
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Tar Balls Force Beach Closure in Hancock County
July 7, 2010 - State officials have closed the beach and parts of Beach Boulevard in Waveland because a significant amount of tar balls has washed ashore and on the road.
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Oil clean-up headquarters moving to Biloxi
June 29, 2010 - Gov. Haley Barbour said that oil spill response officials have agreed to transfer control of containment and cleanup efforts in the state from Mobile, Ala., to a Coast Guard office in Biloxi.
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Oil reached the beach shores of Mississippi Sunday
June 27, 2010 - Folks at Lake Mars Landing in Jackson County say their worst nightmare has coming true. Sticky globs of oil are washing up in Mississippi waters.
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Toyota will complete north Mississippi plant
June 17, 2010 - Toyota will build Corolla compact cars at its plant in Blue Springs in northeast Mississippi.
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Obama chooses Navy secretary to lead Gulf recovery efforts
June 16, 2010 - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who will develop a long-term plan for the restoration of the states affected by the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, is a former governor of Mississippi whom the White House has called a proven leader.
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Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily
June 15, 2010 - Scientists provided a new estimate for the amount of oil gushing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday that indicates it could be worse than previously thought.
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Homeowners need to prepare for Hurricane Season Flood Risks
June 8, 2010 - Hurricane season has arrived in Mississippi, and unfortunately, too few will be prepared to protect their families or their finances from the dangers of floods, which rank among the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters.
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BP: Cap helping, but oil still spewing
June 4, 2010 - BP reported some oil was flowing up a pipe today from a cap it wrestled onto its broken Gulf of Mexico well but crude still spewed and it was unclear how much could be captured in the latest bid to tame the nation’s worst oil spill.
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Mississippi Power will build $2.4B Kemper plant
June 3, 2010 - On June 3 the Mississippi Public Service Commission formally gave Mississippi Power Company the green light to build its $2.4 billion Kemper County clean coal plant, granting it a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
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BP Turns To Next Attempt After Top Kill Fails
May 29, 2010 - After failing again to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP scrambled Sunday to make some progress in ending the spill that the president's top energy adviser said was the biggest environmental disaster the U.S. has ever faced.
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Gulf Coast awaits word that oil flow has stopped
May 28, 2010 - It could be the weekend before the world knows whether BP's latest effort has succeeded in stopping the surge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Service in Jackson today for victims of oil rig blast
May 25, 2010 - A memorial service for the 11 victims aboard the Deepwater Horizon will be held today in Jackson, a gesture an official with the company that operated the drilling rig said would give "due honor" to the lives lost.
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Oil spill resources for Gulf Coast residents
May 24, 2010 - Mississippi state agencies are working with federal officials and BP to respond to the oil spill nearing the coastline. The link above provides a listing of resources for Gulf Coast residents.
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MDEQ Air Monitoring Information
May 19, 2010 - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are continuing to monitor air quality on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Governor Barbour issues State of Emergency for Mississippi Gulf Coast
April 30, 2010 - Governor Haley Barbour issued today a State of Emergency for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in response to the oil spill moving toward the state’s coastline. He also ordered the Mississippi National Guard to aid local officials with emergency response.
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Mississippi counties receive Federal Disaster Declaration
April 29, 2010 - Governor Haley Barbour today announced residents and business owners can access federal emergency assistance programs after President Obama issued a federal disaster declaration for five Mississippi counties.
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